4. Design Principles of Regenerative Design

Designers should focus on applying design principles and strategies for regenerative and positive impact architecture. During early design stages, design teams need to be informed with a richer understanding of principles of regenerative design so that they can come up with design solutions and incorporate them into effective performance driven buildings. Therefore, in this chapter, we present the key design principles for regenerative design and more importantly we provide a design framework that serves as a logical frame for decision making during the design process. The design framework has been tested and acknowledged in association with detailed regenerative design strategies and design elements. We recommend designers to read this chapter that provides a step-by-step informed guidance for the selection of construction systems, the creation of architectural design elements and solutions and the selection of regenerative design materials and products. A series of illustrations and schemes are developed to help architects during the design process. The aim of this chapter is to enhance the understanding and provide a structured guidance based on measurable performance indicators and threshold when designing regenerative and positive impact buildings.